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SEVEN YEARS' WAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
war; warfare (the waging of armed conflict against an enemy)
Meronyms (parts of "Seven Years' War"):
battle of Minden; Minden (a battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the English forces and their allies defeated the French)
battle of Rossbach; Rossbach (a battle in the Seven Years' War (1757); Prussian forces under Frederick the Great defeated the armies of France and Austria)
French and Indian War (a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes); 1755-1760)
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